A computer bug called Heartbleed was detected by a group of researchers
last week and it was revealed widely within the IT community this week. The Heartbleed bug can potentially allow malicious hackers to steal
personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.

Upon learning about this threat, our security team immediately scanned
all UC San Diego campus-wide IT enterprise services and we determined
that none of our enterprise services are vulnerable to this bug. Our
security team is closely monitoring all of our information systems.

If you operate a UC San Diego information system and need assistance in
securing your services, please contact our IT security team at
security@ucsd.edu.

Since the Heartbleed bug impacted many commercial Internet services, as
a precaution, we strongly encourage you to change the passwords of your
personal (non-UCSD) user accounts.

If you have questions regarding the Heartbleed computer bug, please
contact the ACT Help Desk at acthelp@ucsd.edu or at (858) 534-1853.